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Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
THE JURY DISAGREES.
10 VERDICT IN THE ARENS-
DORF MURDER TRIAL.
Eleven for Acquittal and One for Con-
VictiOn-JurOr O'COnnell's State
ment-The Judge Criticized.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 19-As nearly
every one expected the jury in the Arensdorf
case has disagreed, and was discharged,
after being out twenty hours. Judge Lewis
called the jurors before him at noon Sunday,
and asked them if they had decided upon a
verdict Foreman Webster, who was the
juror so severely criticised by the Judge in
his instructions answered that they had not.
The Judge then said he supposed each of
them had decided in his own mind as to
what the verdict should be, and they replied
that they had. The Judge said that he
did not wish to keep the jury out to punish
them, but to give them time to de-
hberate. Foreman Webster said that
he did not believe they wanted the case
taken from them yet. There was one stub
born man of the jury, but he thought before
last night they could arrive at a verdict.
Juror Dennis O'Connell arose, and, address
ing the Court, said that he had made up his
mind upon the case in the fear of God and
without any regard to the favor Of man. He
had considered the case carefully and wished
to do justice as between man and man and
to his country, and his God, and if he was
kept there three or four weeks he should not
change his opinion The Judge said that,
probably be useless to keep the jury out
longer, and he accordingly discharged them.
This leaves the case III the same condition as
it was before the trial began, so far as the
court is concerned.
There is considerable comment on the
street upon the action of the judge in dis
charging the jury, and the friends of Arens-
dorf are loud in their denunciation of his
action, while others say that in view of the
statement of Juror O'Connell he was justi-
fed i'll doing as he did On the first ballot
the jury stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction. c. G. Goss was one of the
two jurors that voted for conviction,
but after three ballots he went
over to the majority, leaving O'Connel
alone. After the jury went out one of the
principal attorneys for the defense stated
that he had urged when the case first came
up that the plea of self-defense be made, but
that his associates overruled him. This is
regarded as a significant fact.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
A $4,000 Blars.

EEw YORK. April la-An oiI-psps Of ths
Standard Oh Company. on ths coal dock -
The foot Of Ssvsnteentieth street. on North
river. has been leaking for some tins past
Saturday morning spIrk from . passing
suz boat set fire 20 the OIL and the flames
spread 70 tie dock IL was ebb-fiAs NJ ths
lime, and the burning oil was noaieI 20 the
lock owned by the New York Central Raj
EAy Company. az The foot OF SaxEy-Savsnth
areeL This was \ large and expensive dock
The dock az the lowest valuation wa valued
Il $4,000. IL Is entirely destroyed, vita
$4,000 worth of freight The total ioD VII
- S10 m
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
Col. Bowman Speaks for scbwartz.

NORRIS, ILL.,, April 19.-Arguments in the
Schwartz Watt murder trial Were resumed
yesterday morning. Col. Bowman of Phila-
delphia began his speech in behalf of
Schwartz For half an hour he spoke quite
eloquently and forcibly and then settled
down to an analysis of the testimony He
explained his connection with the case by
saying that he had known Schwartz from
his childhood and had been long the legal
adviser of his father, at whose solicitation he
was here to do what he could to
establish the innocence of the son.
There was doubt and mystery running all
through the case and much of the so-called
circumstantial evidence was of most fimsy
character. Col. Bowman spent considerable
time in emphasizing the danger belonging to
circumstantial evidence and referred to a
number of cases in which innocent men had
been convicted on it. Mr.. Slough will close
for the State to-day.
The courtroom was packed to its utmost
capacity while Col. Bowman was speaking.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
LOOK OUT FOR DYNAMITE
Instructions of the British Government
tn All Customs Collectors

Instructions of the British Government
to All Customs Collectors.
LONDON, April 1S.-The Government has
ordered the customs officials to keep strict
watch on American and European ships for
dynamite.
The Tir-e es and the st. James Gazette COM
ment on the meeting of the Russian Nihilists
in New York. The latter paper says: "The
Nihilist's vote is not yet large enough to turn
the elections in the United States, and there
fsre American politicians are not bound to
pay court to Nihilist murdererS or to help
these gentry to collect money for their
cause, or even to save them from the
gallows. Consequently President Cleveland
and Secretary Bayard have made an extra
dition treaty with Russia providing for the
surrender of dynamltards. MesSrs. Ford,
Sullivan, and Rosa must regard this treaty
with amused interest. Leo Hartmann, the
Nihilist, and his colleagues are indignant,
and want to know why free America denies
them freedom to kill Cars when the passion
for liberty in their breasts inclines them that
way. Is the Russian Emperor more sacred
than British ministerl Perhaps not, but
Herr Hartmann must organize the Nihilist
vote before he can expect the United States
Government to see an exact parallel"
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
The Foolish Escapade of a Young wIte.

JOLIET, Ill, April lS-Consi lerable of a
sensation has been stirred upin Wilmington, a
short distance south of here, by the rash rum
away of a hitherto highly respectable
young married lady to follow theatrical
troupe which had been playing at that place.
Her name is Mrs. H. B. Durham, and sne is
the mother of two small children, her hus-
band being prominent merchant. Mrs
Durham was stage struck and followed the
troup to Chicago. She remained with them
but two days when she had enough, and
wrote to her husband, imploring him TO al
low her to come back to him and her chill
dren. She was received back yesterday and
is much wiser for her folly.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
MUCH SHOOTING. LITTLE BLOOD.
Two Parties of Deputy SherifTs Fight fol
Several HOurs-TwO Men Hurt.

Two Parties of Deputy SherifTs Fight for
Several HOurs-TwO Men Hurt.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 21.-A special from
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, says: Saturday night
Constable Charles BarfieId of Butler county
went to Neeleyvile with posse of half
dozen deputies to arrest two outlaws, desper-
ate fellows, and finding them away from
the house. quickly took possession to
await their return On the same
night the Ripley county Sheriff
came to Neeleyville on the same mission.
The affairs of both parties were SO secretly
carried out that neither knew of the others
presence. The Butler county men had hardly
taken possession when they heard the Ripley
county deputies approaching and supposed
they were the outlaws who had come with a
large force. Scarcely had the Ripley men
surrounded the house before the Butler depu-
ties opened fusilade upon them with Win
chester rifles. The fire was returned and for
several hours the deputies waged d"sultory
warfare. At daylight the besieged recog-
nized the besieging party and patley was
effected, which ended the battle Two men
were wounded, though not fatally. The out
laws have left the country.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
REVOLT AGAINST POWDERLY.
a Local Assembly in New York RebeIE
Against the Grand Master Workman.

A Local Assembly in New York Rebeie
Against the Grand Master Workman.
New YORK, April 21.-Matthew Barr,
Master Workman Of Local Assembly No.
1865, the tin and sheet-iron workers, and
also member Of the Executive Committee
OF the Land and Labor party, has issued an
official statement severely criticising several
leaders OF the Knights of Labor, including
General Master Workman Powderly. The
local assembly itself has made charges against
Assembly No. 40 for tyranny and outrage
upon it, The local had refused to pay the
assessment levied by No. 49 to pay for
Pythagoras Hall, and No. 46 began a series
OF prosecutions against it, Mr. Barr be-
gins:
"When shall the incubus that presses so
heavily on the struggling masses Of labor be
lifted! When shall WOrkingmen rebel
against tyranny more CALLING than any
they have ever experienced from emplOyers2
have they been dominated SO long by the
arrogant, ambitious men who have obtained
control OF District Assembly No 40, and
through that of the order, that they are no
longer able to demand their rights? Do they
notsee more and more every day dispO,
sltion on the part of General Master Work.
man POwderly, Of our General Executive
Board, our District Master Workman Quinn,
our Committee on The State of the Order,
our Hawley, Drury, Kunz, and all the small
fry, to ride rOugh-shod over those who
placed them in power!"
Further on Mr. Barr remarks: "Only a
short time ago Mr. Powderly was almost
1dollzed III the order, and thousands Of hon
est men would have followed wherever he
might lead, and yet $4,000 was his price
Probably he has no idea that he has been
bought but the change that has come over
him within the few past months can be ac-
counted for i'll no other way. As soon as he
and a majority of the executive board had
been taken care of the purposes of the officers
and satellites of No. 40 began to be seen they
determined to obtain Pythagoras Hall, even
if every trade and labor organization within
the jurisdiction of No. 40 went to smash
Then they added at least go per cent to
the rent Of every union meeting in the hall.
These men claim the right to levy any assess
ment they choose, and woe to those who re-
fuse to comply They issue edicts of suspen-
sion, kidnap the members of locals and trans
fer them to others, order them To strike or
not to strike according to their own pleasure,
and antagOnize trades unions whenever they
can do so with impunity. If the Knights do
not call a halt the iron grip of these tyrants
will tighten on their thrOats until the bond
age becomes more degrading than that frclA
'rhich they seek to escape"
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28

All the prisoners in the Charleston (W.
VaJ Jail escaped Thursday night by tunnol-
ing out.
The conservation of the new Catholic
Bishop of Providence, DIR. Harkins, took
place Thursday morning.
The sixth game in the series for the
worlds championship played Thursday at
Indianapolis, resulted: Chicago. 10; St
Louis, g.
Wednesday night, at Lebanon, Pa, Ray.
mond Shay, aged s. burned his brother, 9
years old, TO death by setting FIRE to biz
clothing with lighted stick.
General Payne, owner of the yacht May
flower, has rejected the conditions for =
transatlantic race imposed by MIR. Cham
berlayne, owner of the Arrow.
The grand jury at Columbus, Ohio, ThurS-
day, failed to indict Prosecuting Attorney
Huling on charge of bribery growing Out
of the tally-sheet forgery cases.
A commission of Bulgarian officers has
been permitted by Austria to take through
her territory large quantity of war ma
terial from Krupp's ordnance works
If n law permitting pool-selling II not
passed by the New York Legislature the
Bertie Bay Park association Of Buffalo win
build a new mile track on the Canada side.
Edward w. Cody, night distributing clerk
in the postoffice at Toledo. has been arrested
for robbing the mails. Nine silver dollArA,
marked by detective, were found In biz
trunk.
Many prominent manufacturers Of Canada
oppose reciprocity with the United States a.
inimical to their interests, and viii resist
any such scheme with all the means in their
power.
Judge Dykerson. distinguished attorney
and Democratic politician of Northern lndi-
ana, lost his power Of speech Thursday In Q
courtroom at Delphi, while arguing La an In
surance case.
Rev. S. Gcrstman, rabbi Of St Louis. who
was a Lieutenant in the Florida war, and
was wounded in a fight with the Seminolea,
has been granted arrears Of penxt amount
ing to Ss,OOO.
A contract for furnishing steel-gun forg-
ings and armor plates TO the amount Of
81. .9l2, ,93S was Thursday awarded by Secro-
tary Whitney TO the Bethlehem Iron com
pany OF Pennsylvania.
A Paris journal asserts that England has
reduced the Haytian indemnity 70 tio0, 600.
and has assured France that IL has no inten-
tion Of making attack Consequently the
French fleet has been ordered out Of HAytiAn
waters
The strike OF journeymen tailors in Chi
cago has proven almost a failure. The mas
ter carpenters have proposed 70 the strikers
settlement based upon % csnts per hour -
the minimum, and the right to employ non
union men.
The Attorney General Of Louisiana. in b..
half OF that State. has entered e1it agnin1e
the COttOn-Seed Oil trust. which owns every
/ mill in the State, asking that recsivsr b
/ appointed to take charge of il property and
/ business es il has never Teen Incorporated
The Republican members Of the Grand
Jury at indianapolis. wno are investigating
tire election frau.iS. have asked 10 be released,
alleging that, though there is ample evidence
70 warrant the finding Of indictments. ths
Democratic members ~ :he jury refuse 70
take action
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
INGENIOUS HOG THIEVES.
How They Operated on Two Railroads
Thieving by Wholesale.


CHICAGO, April 19.-Daniel McGuyrl was
put on trial yesterday morning before Judge
Shepard for burglary and receiving stolen
property. The present defendant is the cul-
prit in the celebrated hog stealing discovered
in January. McGuyrls methods were GER
tainly shrewd and bold He lived near the
intersection of Thirty-first street, Western
avenue and the Stock Yard tracks of the
Burlington & Northwestern cars He
got an idea after seeing the crowded stock
trains rolling by on their way to the yards
He employed Tom Sullivan and Fred ROUGH,
who would break into hog car up in the
city and as the train passed McGuyrl's house
they kicked and showed out of the car a
dozen or so hogs, which McGuyrl killed and
sold on commission. In this way the Burl-
ington had lost 80 and the Northwestern
about fifty hogs, when, on jan IL, j. w.
Norton, chief Of the Northwestern company's
secret service, caught the guilty parties.
Sullivan and Rouch turned States evidence.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
lne Railway Commission.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.--Messrs. Pattison,
anderson, and Littler, the members of the
.selac railroads Investigating commission,
sl'eo at the Interior Department yesterday
esfnoon aud paid their respects to Secre-
~ lamar, They were assigned rooms i'll
u oHlee OF the Commissioner Of Railroads,
sa'.e tney will meet tomorrow and organize
me work before them. Elk Gov.
..llSah will be chosen chairman OF
d commission The earlier stages of the
l'sstlg CATION viii be conducted in Washing
- I and later on the commission will go out
I .a ~ roads. Commissioner Littler says that
WI oe hardly possible for the commission
y. y aAAe thorough Investigation of the Pa
" 1OaaS IN time to have their final report
.snS'ntted to Congress next December. The
mission will proceed with all the expedi-
- y possible, but they will make a complete
N N Exhaustive INA investigation, and a report
"a proOabiy be made to the President for
8 s's,llsslon = to Congress in December, show
~ progress made up to that time and
as.;' 49, tor an extension Of time for the COM
i%lan Of the work.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
Judge Maynard's Successor.

WASHINGTON April 2l.-The President
has appointed Sigourney Butler, of Boston,
to be Second Comptroller of the Treasury, to
take the place of Judge Maynard, of New
York, promoted to be Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury. Mr. Butler is % years of age
and graduate of Harvard, where he took
both general and a law course. His Office
is in Boston, where he is associated with
Richard Olney and John Quincy Adams. He
is a strong Democrat, but has never held
public Office, although an applicant for a
place on the Pacific railroad commission.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
GHAsTIY FICTUREs IN COURT.
A Man Has His Child Exhumed and Pho
raphed. but Fails to Pay the Bill

A Man Has His Child Exhumed and Pho
tOGraphed, but Fails to Pay the Bill.
CHICAGO, April l9.-Justice Kistler is
hearing an almost incredible piece of litiga-
tion. The infant son of j. w. McCau-
ley, an insurance agent, had been dead and
buried a month when the bereaved father de-
termined to secure picture of the baby.
He employed A. d. Edgewood, a photo-
grapher to make the likenesseS. Edgewood
exhumed the body and secured negatives in
two positions. McCauley was so shocked
at the pictures that he would not pay the SIS
demanded by the photographer. Edgewood
entered suit, and the case has been on hear
ing all day. The photographs as exhibited
are unspeakably horrible. For this reason
McCauley refused to take them Edgewood
holds that pretty picture of a corpse tn hirty
days buried cannot be expected.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
nsur DANENHOwER's TRAGIC END
y, Famous Arctic Explorer Shoots Him.
self Through the Head.

y, Famous Arctic Explorer Shoots Him.
self Through the Head.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April 21-Lieut. John
hnsnhower, of Arctic fame, was discovered
+ o o'clock yesterday morning dead in his
sns.tsrs at the Naval Academy with bullet
lie in his right temple. He was found lying
kirOnt Of his fireplace with a tag tied to
u button-hole saying, "Send to my brother
i Washington"
Although he has had mental troubles
linn be returned from the Arctic regions,
1hst Immediately led to the suicide is
ARught to have been the recent ground
w Of the Constellation on its way to
Miplk, which he had charge of, and for
uhrhit is supposed he had a fear of being
arrtmarshaled. Furthermore he was very
hlimats with young. Robert w. Gatewood,
ghO recently committed suicide on the Caro-
bl and whom he saw in death. 1t is sup
ged that this death suggested the mode to
lm His wife, formerly Miss Sloan, of
aeF York, is away with her parents. Lieut..
Eisenhower leaves two children. He was
lclt IS years old, and an intelligent and
phshed officer.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Secretary Whit
~ Yesterday received a telegram from
smmander Sampson at the Naval Academy
annapolis, stating that Lieut.. Danenhower
y committed suicide there by shooting
llnseit The receipt of the news created a
anatiOn in the department and was a sub
~ Of general conversation among the
AreFs and employees; who recalled certain
aadents in the past life of the Lieutenant
Gpanation Of his suicide. The telegram
nnOuncing the sad event also stated that the
aaoFtunate man was undoubtedly insane
wen be took his own life.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
DIDN'T KNOW 1T WAS LOADED.
A Cowboys Pistol Goes OF in a Dime
Museum With Serious Results.

NAuAtULII "ItII 'FII'IuH HNtsuI'N@
CHICAGO, April 19-"Buckskin Charlie"
alias Charlie Plant, accidentally shot and
probably killed w w. Irwin, of Brighton
Park at the West Side dime museum Sunday
afternoon. The ball entered Irwin's back
and passed through his left breast Plant
belongs to a company Of cowboys who are on
exhibition at the museum He had re-
volver in his right hand, which he was
whirling through the air when it accidentally
went off He claims he did not know that it
was loaded, AMI that some one put in the
cartridge without his knowledge. Irwin was
standing near the stage noticing the per-
formance when the weapon was discharged
Plant gave himself up and was placed under
arrest. he will be detained at the police
station TO await the result OF the wounded
mans injuries.
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
.srhe Century Buy. .The BIvouae."

LOUISVILLE. Ky, April ls-IE Is an
nounced here by the publishers OF the South
ern Bivouac, magazine devoted TO war
papers and Southern character sketches, that
their monthly hss been purchased by toe
Century company Of New York, and that,
commencing with the May number, Toe peri
odical VIII be issued from thai house. The
Century company becomes the po@sessor Of
the cuts, etc, belonging 20 the BivOuAc, and
viii I'll out the unexpirec Subscriptions under
tha former oWner1
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
HEIRS TO MANY MILLIONS.
The Children of an Illinois Farmer to
Have Wonderful Windfalls.

Have Wonderful Windfalls.
DECATUR, ILL.,, April 18.-There was
pleasant excitement here Saturday when it
became known that eleven children of Peter
Lux, farmer of Piatt county. one of whom
is NJ. E. Lux of this place, had fallen heir to
an estate of S20, 900. left them by their
uncle, Charles Lux, who died of pneumonia
in California last month Charles was a
brother to Peter Lux, and went to California
from New York in 1865. He was the owner
of 1000 acres of land, 700 miles of private
telegraph lines, and $4,000 head Of cattle,
paying an annual tax of $4,000 His partner
in business was Henry Miller, who has mott
fed the Lux heirs of the amount of the for
tune they will soon possess. Some of the
heirs live in Indiana, but the most of them
live in Macon and Piatt counties, Illinois
Western cyclone., 1887-04-28
frILTY OF MURDER
..r,eTz AND WATT KILLED
civ cHNMreeENGER AZ NICHOLS.
,..ment Fixed at Life Imprison-
steir fun'. J,rv Out Five Hours
nsD a Long Trial Ends

N April 21.-Guilty of the MUIR
~ Kellogg Nichols with pu4lsniIemC tha Uardict r
J. atsutiary tent for life, was tne VeiuicV i4
bs Z by the jury Tuesday night,
BoagD, ...a - Of Newton Watt and Henry
. tne ss'y which has occupied the attention
'a"@,, -. ooI,rt for the past thirty days.
- = urOsecution closed It's argument yes'eL e,
lns pie's = slough making the last speech.
hIt :. ..'.,ctions :, of the court were immedl-
Ds n,.r ~an S1 and were regarded as rather
Ieg $50 - the defense. The jury retired at
,a s.ock the court announcing that unleSS
oe'Dsv, S.raod before o'clock a. m. they need
~ ma 4. n until morning. They were out
y 'oag uoag the incidents of the day was the
mt Dtafon Of a beautiful bouquet to the
80 .-ars by the wife of one of our most
-. a;~ant and wealthy citizens, who has
ani,,il daily attendance during the trial.
~ : sonvarsation with number of the
tbev say the attack made on the
S.S .s...ter Of Miss Lewis by the two Chicago
,'-.,,,s,s ,'..r Yager, the barber, and Feltham,
4. a. politician, was regarded rs rank
and the constant Interruptions
'+fS /. tSa counsel for the prosecution
sb.n speaking by the counsel for
I. s..a defense was regarded as trick to break
= = sorce Of argument, and the unwarranted
.....ts \ made on every witness for the State
s.I0sd to convince the jury of the guilt of
n attendants. This, coupled with the fact
ant both defendants and their wives failed
!. . on the stand and contradict Pinkerton's
bsiimOny against them, the jury looked at
!. vrong evidence of guilt on the part Of the
taa,dants. When the jury went out there
5 10 question regarding the guilt of the
ilndants, but they only argued regarding
q nnnshment.